Young Robin Hood
| Young Robin Hood | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Animation Adventure |
| Written by |
Cheryl Blakeney Mary Crawford Peter Landecker Alan Templeton Patrick Granleese Thor Bishopric Randy Lofficier |
| Directed by |
Bernard Freimovitz Peter Sander |
| Voices of |
Thor Bishopric Sonja Ball Anik Matern Bronwen Mantel Kathleen Fee Michael O'Reilly Jessalyn Gilsig Michael Rudder Mark Hellman Terrence Scammell A.J. Henderson Harry Standjofski Liz MacRae Walter Massey Rick Jones Johni Keyworth |
| Composer(s) | Leon Aronson |
| Country of origin |
United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Micheline Charest Jean Cazes Christopher Izard David Kirschner |
| Producer(s) |
Ronald A. Weinberg Christian Davin |
| Editor(s) | Nathalie Rossin |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Hanna-Barbera Productions CINAR |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndicated |
| Original release | January 1, 1991 – November 30, 1992 |
Young Robin Hood is an American/Canadian animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and CINAR and aired on syndication from 1991 to 1992. It ran for two seasons as part of the Sunday-morning programming block, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1985–1994). The show takes place when Robin is a teenager, Richard the Lion Heart is on his "first crusade" and Robin Hood's father, the Earl of Huntington, joins him.
Synopsis
Robin Hood quickly finds himself at odds with the establishment; the Sheriff of Nottingham and Prince John, and creates a camp in Sherwood forest with other youngsters. The only girl, Marian, is a ward of the sheriff and spy for Robin. The main thing about Robin's youth in this case, is that his plans do not always work and he is questioned from time to time because of his youth, the fact that he is a known criminal and has no legal guardian to vouch for him.
Characters
- Robin Hood; the boy in the county with a bow. He rarely is beaten by other archers. As a nobleman he understands Latin, has a tame Hawk called Arrow. Arrow is used to pass messages between him and Marian.
- Little John; a blacksmith's son. Typically one of Robin's most loyal followers, but is not above criticizing Robin's plans.
- Alan-a-Dale; a very young, romantic minstrel.
- Will Scarlett; a young, talented thief, who idolizes Robin. He is a technical talent and creates traps and machines.
- Brother Tuck; a very young monk, sometimes questioning his choice being an outlaw. He is very pious and speaks Latin every now and then.
- Marian; Robin's sweetheart and a ward at Nottingham, sometimes suspected of conspiring with him.
- Haggala; a kind-hearted sorceress whoses spells don't always work. Has a cat named Miranda.
- Prince John; spoiled boy who whines about who should be king. Sometimes tries to usurp Richard but the attempts are thwarted by Robin, or John's own ineptitude.
- Sheriff of Nottingham; a harsh man and good swordsman.
- Gilbert of Gisbourn; lieutenant to the sheriff and has a crush on Marian. He often tries to win her over and Marian uses it to get information. Has a dog named Bruno.
Production
The series was jointly produced for Hanna-Barbera by CINAR, France Animation and Antenne-2 in partnership with the Global Television Network, the Family Channel, Centre National De La Cinématographie and Sofica Cofimage 3. The animation is produced by France Animation and Crayon Animation, while the overseas production services were handled by the Philippines' Fil-Cartoons and South Korea's Sae Rom Productions and Big Star Enterprises.